Ah, finally! A room all to myself for the night! It's nice to have some privacy, but, to be honest, it's a little weird being alone in my room now, since I've been living with 2 other people for so long. =/ Hm. In any case, want to apologize for not being very active on LJ, and missing people's updates: SORRY! It's just, just midterm season. Ack, ack. Hope everyone is happy and healthy.

College begins in earnest tomorrow. 9 am to  3 pm, back to back classes. Except for a 12-1 lunch break. Huh, such a familiarly juvenile schedule. But it's only because I'm waitlisted for certain classes. This requires me to actually attend them ALL. Exciting, exhausting.

I miss my family and friends. Homesickness hitting hard.

P.S. Thanks for the reassurances, guys. It means a lot. :)

Whoooaaa. It feels very surreal to be moving into college in 3 days.

I'm probably 70% packed, but I feel more like I'm 10% packed. I don't know. And this is just the home-side. On the college side, I'll still have to deal with books, classes, scholarships, and other things that will boggle my brain if I think about everything all at once.

Adjusting to coed bathrooms. Hahaha.

Oh, I will miss my friends.

I've been having crazy mood swings, odd dreams, nightmares, and sentimental-y moments these past weeks. I guess I'm not exactly handling things well.

Sorry I haven't been particularly active on LJ, recently. It's probably for the aforementioned reason(s).

I was really eager to watch the meteor shower tonight. That didn't happen.

( August 12th, 2009. )

You know what? I've been craving sugar, artificial sugar, for the past few days. And  I have not been satiated.

Desire:
- Ms. Fields chocolate chip cookies
- Ms. Fields chocolate fudge brownies
- Doughnuts

Have:
- apples
- bananas
- dried cranberries

Now, I must admit, I usually favor fruit, but, right now, I want unhealthy, warm, gooey, delicious baked goods. I'm suffering.

Title: His and Her Eyes
Author: fatal_red 
Rating: K
Summary: She's got his eyes.
Notes: Spirit makes such a priceless, doting dad. I couldn't help myself. Short.

( The infant girl gave him a little baby-smirk with her toothless gums. )

It occurs to me now that going to water parks twice a week is a little insane.

I PASSED ALL MY AP TESTS.

YES. YES. YES.

Title: Learning by Example
Author: fatal_red 
Rating: K+
Summary: Maka's first kiss was not all too pleasant. But the second was not bad. Not bad at all.
Notes: I'm spamming this everywhere. Sorry.

( The situation was not cool at all. )

x-posted to 42_souls and soul_maka 

Title: Foreign Language
Author: fatal_red 
Rating: K+
Summary: He didn't speak the language all that well, but he already felt at home.
Notes: These two never tire me. And I still recommend this movie, to those who haven't seen it yet. I do, wholeheartedly do.

( You've never done this before, have you? )

I always get like this. D:

I PROCRASTINATEEEE.

I have orientation this week. I still have a blank academic plan form staring me in the face. I need to focus, but distractions are so lovely. I've been throwing myself into writing of late, and entertaining myself with old shows. And that's only when I'm not hanging out with friends all day, and, occasionally, a short part of the night.

I've always thought summer is meant to be summer. Summer days may be long, but not quite long enough.

Ah, well. I've still got two days to procrastinate. Then, that form is going to kick me in the behind.

Funny. My valedictorian speech was about procrastination, too.

I can't tell if I'm okay.

So, I've been secretly working on a couple of new projects--rather on a whim. I can say with almost 100% absolute certainty that I will no longer be working on my old NaruHina work: Restorative. It's just too hard for me to continue my original plan for the plot of that work, now that the confession has already happened. But I still wanted to contribute to one of the sweetest pairings I've ever come across, so I toyed with a new idea.

What do you think about:

The Busboy: In which Naruto is a busboy, and Hinata is a waitress. Not-so-scandalous antics ensue.

Excerpt:

Her head bobbed of its own volition. “I see you here, too.” She caught herself before she could make another redundant comment and excused herself to put in the order. As she clipped up the scrap of pastel green paper on the revolving wheel, Ino snuck up from behind her.

“You like him?”

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Halcyon: With wings sharp like swords, but she nests on the wind, and the waters calm beneath.

Excerpt:

With surprising dexterity, she bent down and scooped up what appeared to be his grimy navy blue coat in one hand, and, miraculously intact, a soaked sack of gold and silver pieces--the remainder of his fortune for the journey--in the other hand.

"What's your name, stranger?” she asked him smilingly.

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Obviously, both are AU, and as such, makes me an amateur. The latter happens to be a pirate-like universe, but not so much since neither of main two will be involved. I thought the ideas were cute, so I really do want to expand on them, but any input? They're still in the very beginning stages (I have short first chapters written for them both), but I just wanted to know if they were worth toying with. Thank you~

 

 

 

I'm feeling a little bit better than yesterday. I guess I don't know how exactly I feel. I'm not sad, not happy, not angry, not overwhelmed, not relaxed, not listless, not bustling. There must be something you call that.

I just want this year to be over I guess. I'll probably regret that once I get to graduation day, but, right now, life is making me a just a little ill, in a sense. On the upside, it appears that I am, in fact, allowed to bring a rice cooker with me to college. And most of my closest friends are going be within an hour's drive away once we head off to college, except, of course, my best friend. I should just focus on the positives.

I want this summer to be unforgettable.

It was a lovely 95 degrees Fahrenheit today.  I think the back of my neck is getting irritated, meaning slight sun burn.

I know I say this quite often, but, really, school is driving me into the ground.

Yearbook crunch time is now and I feel pretty useless as an editor.

I still impatiently waiting for my copy of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time to arrive.

I am pretty furious right now. I was listlessly typing away on my computer when, surprisingly, the arrow on my screen clicked out of my browser, roved over to my iTunes, and--without fingers!--began typing a series of odd codes into one of the side columns. Then, much to my befuddlement, I began to access the iTunes store, without my own consent! How strange, I thought, and promptly closed the window.

Hey, if you're still trying to hack my computer, stop it. Don't you have anything better to do?

Other than that, really, I'm doing good. My trip up north was lovely, and I'm looking forward to moving up there someday soon. :)

Title: Silk Tie
Author: yours truly
Rating: K+
Summary: Soul seduces her in her sleep.
Notes: I couldn't help myself.

( Then, his voice dropped to the most provocative timbre she'd ever heard. )

Yes. It's true. I'm afflicted.

It's so absurd. I'm not even going to bother trying to keep up. So, I'll probably be posting drabbles on my ff.net daily until I run out of them, or at least until . . . Friday? So, if anyone--which I doubt--is interested, please check my ff.net, since I most likely will not be posting links to updates on my lj.

 . . . I'm such a nerd.

Omg, I might even be crazy enough to take drabble requests. Omg.

/die

Title: Seven
Author: yours truly
Rating: K
Summary: The museum was closed. Closed, she said.
Notes: Okay. I confess. I love this girl way too much. ♥

( This job did not pay her enough to get up this early in the morning. )

Title: Red Blue Paint
Author: yours truly
Rating: K
Summary: A sigh holds more than words.
Notes: Need more of this around. Need.

( Makoto was a pretty picture. )

I read a fanfic today. After all this time, I read one all the way through a small series. Didn't even take very long, but it's been such a long time since I've actually read something longer than a drabble. It was a little rough around the edges, but it employed some great imagery and I think captured some themes of life that we often overlook. And then, I realized it. I miss writing. Dearly. But, heck, I can't indulge myself too much, or I'll begin to fall behind. I already basically missed a week and a half of school (half there, half not, mentally, physically) because I got sick and because of not one but two funerals. I caught up, but it took a while.

So, that's basically my update. I'm eager to make this last summer a blast. And life is too short, already a third into the year, and January felt like it happened only yesterday.

If you're a fan of the movie The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, I just posted an old scrap drabble of it on my ff.net.

If you're a fan of TV series Toradora, here's my two cents: It was a sweet and unexpected series. And though I knew Ryuuji would end up with Taiga, I still rooted for Kushieda and Ami. I enjoyed the Ryuuji/Taiga dynamic up until it got serious.

I'm still missing on everyone. Spring break soon, expect either scareness (again) or frenzied commentary.